GOP’s ‘rubberstamp’ of Trump puts US Senate in play, Dem campaign chair says
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats believe they could pick up as many as six seats following this November’s midterm elections, despite Republicans having better fundraising numbers and break-even polling in several states. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Kirsten Gillibrand said during a sit-down interview Tuesday that the president’s low approval ratings and the ongoing war […]
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Action is needed to address the uninsured rate for Arkansas children, which remains at its highest level in a decade, according to an Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families report released Wednesday. Nearly 57,000 kids — 7.7% of Arkansas children — were uninsured in 2024, according to the annual study, which found that children in […]
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A federal appeals panel is considering whether to allow six Arkansas school districts to enforce a 2025 state law requiring Ten Commandments displays in all public school classrooms. A three-judge 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel heard arguments Tuesday in St. Louis in a federal lawsuit challenging Act 573 of 2025, which requires public […]
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Little Rock writer Hope Coulter heads to Six Bridges Book Festival soon. Her new short story collection, “Rumors of Peace,” is “poignant, pensive, and nuanced” (Foreword Review).